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Foreign Investment: Eritrea, Mining, Development, and the Resource Curse

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By Fikrejesus Amahazion, SEVERAL days ago, the Fraser Institute released its annual Survey of Mining and Exploration Companies. Since 1997, the Institute, headquartered in Vancouver and ranked by a University of Pennsylvania study as “the top think tank in Canada,” has conducted an annual survey of mining and exploration companies to assess how mineral endowments […]

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Eritrea 14th Most Attractive Mining Jurisdiction in Africa

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By CapEri, CANADA’S Fraser Institute ranked Eritrea 77th in the World and 14th in Africa in its annual global mining survey 2014. The survey rates 122 jurisdictions around the world based on their geologic attractiveness and the extent to which government policies encourage exploration and investment. Finland was placed first in the World overall earning […]

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